zeromd Posted July 26, 2003 Report Share Posted July 26, 2003 Here's the URL link and if you need a translation where here it URL is (it is a rather crappy translation) anyways i have been looking around the ps2 boards and apparently BB stands for the PS2 HDD, so apparently as soon as that comes out in the usa we will have netmd support, and some other goodies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 27, 2003 Report Share Posted July 27, 2003 So what? Playstation 2 is a piece of crap. If you don't already have a stereo or DVD player with optical-out, what's wrong with you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeromd Posted July 27, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2003 will you just go play your xbox, i dont care if you think its crap. to each its own. what wrong with me? whats wrong with you its more like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazirker Posted July 29, 2003 Report Share Posted July 29, 2003 If zeromd already owns a PS2, then why should he go drop a bunch of money to get another optical out? I don't have an optical out on my stereo; I had to go buy a coax->optical converter so I could make digital SP recordings with my md, which was WAY cheaper than buying a new stereo unit. I don't have a DVD player because I never watch movies, and if I need to I can just use my laptop. So Sony is gonna make a PS2 that will have a built-in hard drive? I wonder what they're gonna do with the interface. Knowing how much Sony tends to overcomplicate software programs, I have my doubts about the usefulness of a HDD ina playstation...plus why don't buyers just wait until the PS3 comes out with the Cell? NRen2k5, do you like to start fights? Just because you disagree with someone doesn't mean you need to tell them they're an idiot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flex Posted July 29, 2003 Report Share Posted July 29, 2003 PS2 HDD (40Gig) has been around in Japan for quite a while now. It was first used to run games like FF10 and Xenosaga from HD. Some people claimed that the loading time improved. PS2 HDD is also a required component to play FF11. As far as I understand, the game DVD works as the installation DVD. Square has released bunch of patches since FF11 was released. There is also FF11 expansion pack (sounds too much like PC games, huh?). There are two different versions-internal and external. Also I believe PS2 HDD comes with ethernet interface (called BB unit). But for some reason PS2 HDD unit's price is ridiculously expensive. It might be better to get the Linux development kit. For about the same price, it offers Linux disto designed for PS2, BB unit, keyboard and mouse. It will be really nice if I can use my PS2 to record MD (currently moving between MP3 player (one from iRiver) and MD (probably N10)). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RISKBREAKER Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 hmm i would say BB stands for BroadBand? And the NetMD support (i guess) will be like an online store you buy the songs and transfer it to you netmd device. CYA mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 18, 2003 Report Share Posted August 18, 2003 I don't pull this shit to start fights. It's because some people in the MD community love to broadcast that they don't have a clue and are damned proud of it. You want a nod and a thumbs up? How about a kick in the teeth? And zeromd, where were you in 1985? I have a GameCube, bitch. You wanna know my problem? It's little fuckwits like you who don't know a hedgehog from a plumber, and buy anything with a label that rhymes with "phony" on it. ... What is the big deal with PS2->MD transferring? You can use your DVD player, which is a much more reliable piece of electronics that, with any luck, will be in your home theatre cabinet for a decade longer than your PS2! ... Flex, what iRiver model do you have? I'll most certainly buy it from you; I have no idea why you'd want to get rid of it for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeromd Posted August 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2003 well considering i was born 1980, well my dad bought me a nintendo when it came out, well in 85 , i was playing nintendo. and i do know my games. You think you know people but you dont, now i know whats up with you, not respecting others opinions and then dissing them as clueless for not agreeing with you. by the way i have a gamecube also, and my brother has a xbox, but i still prefer my ps2 cause some of my favorite games are for it, but my all time favorite is chrono trigger when it came oout for snes, either that or secret of mana. Besides all this crap, i was reporting news about ps2>netmd, high speed transfer and whatever, it would be good for ppl without pc's i guess, thats all, no need to attack me. (and please i am refering to netmd on this, cause like u can record with any md recorder from other sources besides a computer.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 You used to play the NES and SNES greats? What made you fall so far from grace? Sony Playstation is everything it is today for one reason and one reason only - people have completely whore themselves out to Sony because that's where the money and asy licensing is (even though the hardware has always been inferior). Are you going to quit your Playstation bullshit, ever? You can either contribute to the solution, or to the problem. Throw that fucking monstrosity you call a console in the trash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAjEsTiC Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 NRen2k5 i understand that u don't like the PS2...i own both a gamecube and a PS2...quite frankly i'm happy with the PS2 because as you said they have the licensing of such great games (like the Final Fantasy Series which i've been following ever since the very 1st release) and other great titles...it's not really the hardware issue here...of course the PS2 is indeed less powerful than that of the xbox and gamecube but yet it still holds its own...but then again every one is entitled to their own opinions... :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clonmult Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 I'd figure with its various DSPs and processors, that the PS2 would be quite good/quick at doing CDA to Atrac3 codec conversion, so it does (to a point) make sense for some sort of PS2 interface to MD (why not via USB/Firewire)? And how can you substantiate the statement that the "PS2 is crap"? Its by far away the best selling console, has a decent selection of games. So, the X-Box has a hard drive? The Nintendo Gamecube uses smaller DVD discs (which was a real major marketing mistake). Please, don't start casting such phrases without any sort of backing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 It's insulting when people from the T-Station act differently here. :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 Sales have nothing to do with quality. Just ask a T-boarder about the iPod. Another reason why Playstations sell so well... sort of the precursor to the single reason I gave before - it's because they got a lot of gaming n00bs on their side when Nintendo was at its weakest (the dark days of the N64). But, bleh. You caught me in a rotten mood, twice. :oops: Truth is, when Sony is done fixing all of the PS2's flaws, and the price drops into the proper range, I'm probably buying one. That is, unless the X-Box makes itself more worth the price - but I'm not counting on that. Reason? Nintendo has too few games, and nothing spectacular online so far. Sony kinda irritates me often. I mean, if not for MD, Sony would be just another White Westinghouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clonmult Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 I've tended to be pro-Sony for quite a while - got my first personal stereo in about '85 (which did have fairly decent sound). Then picked up a Pro Walkman (WM-D6C) for University use (still one of the best sounding tapedecks around), and NetMD is fantastic. Won't ever use a VAIO though, can't stand the stuff. Prefer my (archaic) Compaq Armada M300 laptop. What flaws does the PS2 have? Apart from the lousy DVD support (it screws up the aspect ratio on our kids PS2 - Star Wars Ep 1 shows as full screen, but its a wide-screen release). Its more expensive that the competition, who don't really have anything over it, specs, looks, however you look at it. Games are THE most important thing on a console, and the range of games (for me, and our kids at least) is pretty strong on the PS2. Sony won't drop the PS2 price for quite a while - sales are still strong, well ahead of the competition, why bother cutting the price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 DVD playback: - Macrovision problems (manifested as a constant variation in brightness/contrast). - Aspect ratio problems (as you described) General: - Lens dying only 6 months after purchasing the console. - Drive tray jamming badly. - PS2 not reading the disc properly in one alignment or the other (lying horizontal or standing vertical). - Caompatibility issues with PSX games. I'm surprised how much abuse customers are willing to take from Sony. I've heard of people who have had crippling problems with their PS2, so they go out and buy a new one. Clonmult, can I ask you something about Sony walkmans? How about the WM-F18/F28? I got one at a garage sale, but I can't use it because the headphone jack is really loose (looks like 3.5mm, but all my phones slide in too easily and I don't get any sound). any ideas. It's nice to chat with someone who has a thing for older electronics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clonmult Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 I'd figure that the problem with the old Walkman could be fixed with a little soldering - I know that my old unit was easy enough to open and work on (as is the pro-walkman). Possibly pick up a new socket for hardly anything, swap it over, or take out the old socket, fix it off the PCB, put it back in - the reason why its not staying in is (probably) caused by the lips/whatever that hold the stereo jack in have been abused too much, and have been forced in. Having said that, all the soldering and electrical hacking I did was in my school/college/university days, which are well behind me now. I got the old Pro Walkman out of the loft a few days back, time to get it back into use ... I've still got a few of the old tapes I put together on the (stupidly) expensive metal (Sony and Maxell) tapes that I loved when I was young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 Bah. Good Maxell tapes are worth any price. Sony's darned good, too, but I can't compare them to Maxell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clonmult Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 The Maxell is one of the Metal Vertex tapes - Black case, gold effects on it, looks awesome, sounds fantastic. The Sony tape is one of their first "Metal Master" tapes, which is similarly awesome on sound, and was much easier to setup for the Pro-Walkman. Catch is that its a white ceramic composite shell, and it shows up dirt/dust too easy .... and it has been too heavy (!!!) for use in some car stereos I've had (they couldn't eject it!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clonmult Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 My favourites were normally TDK SA Chrome tapes w/o any noise reduction, fantastic sound. Problem with adjusting the bias on the WM-D6C was that it had to be done with screwdrivers, with the back off ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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